The men's singles

wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, a ...

tournament at the

2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

from 9 to 16 September 2016.Men's singles draw and results
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's Gordon Reid defeated compatriot Alfie Hewett in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. With the win, Reid became the singles world No. 1. In the bronze-medal match,

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Joachim Gérard Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian wheelchair tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles. Gérard has won two Grand Slam singles titles (2021 Australian Open, 2021 Wimbledon Championships) and four doubles titles ...

defeated

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's Stéphane Houdet.

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's Shingo Kunieda was the two-time defending gold medalist, but was defeated by Gérard in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

''(semifinals, fourth place)'' ''(semifinals, bronze medalist)'' (champion, gold medalist) ''(third round)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(third round)'' ''(third round)'' ''(quarterfinals)'' ''(second round)'' ''(third round)'' ''(final, silver medalist)'' ''(third round)'' ''(third round)'' ''(third round)''

Draw

* BPC = Bipartite Invitation

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

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